No. 16. Report of Capt. Andrew M. Pollard, Thirty-eighth Illinois Infantry, of operations November 30-December 31, 1864. HDQRS. THIRTY-E...

No. 14. Reports of Col. Isaac M. Kirby, One hundred and first Ohio Infantry, commanding First Brigade, of operations November 30 and Decem...

Working parties return at daylight at which time the ball opens again The Enemy were reinforcing last night from Mobile, a little bolder ...

E. Co relieves K. before daylight. The enemy & our skirmishers talked all night. Rebs say their torpedos had sunk one of our Monitors ...

Rested tolerably last night, At 8. A M. The batteries open on the Forts & keep up a vigorous shelling for 3 hours. P. M. the felled timb...

Detailed to go out as skirmishers, and to support some batteries. SOURCE: Adam S. Johnston,  The Soldier Boy's Diary Book , p. 29

Drove the enemy across the Big Black River, capturing quite a number, with artillery; built a bridge, taking the timber from cotton gins and...

The different corps had only taken such positions yesterday as they could in the dark, but today troops were constantly being brought forwar...

Camp Cairo Illinois. . . . no Drill this morning. At day light  the  fleet once more get under way and in Co. with the 2 Gun Boats Lexington...

Left camp on the 16th on a scout to hunt up Blythe's forces. Orders came upon us suddenly to prepare two days rations and go in light ma...

Every thing went on quite smoothly until 9 o'clock A.M., when, to our surprise, the enemy ceased firing entirely. The cause was soon mad...

Left Camp Sliver and arrived at Camp Haste, 12½ miles. At 2 o'clock, got orders to fall in again for fight. We marched about one mile, f...

No. 2. Report of Brig. Gen. Joseph Finegan, C. S. Army, commanding District of East Florida. HDQRS. PROV. FORCES, DISTRICT EAST FLORIDA,...

Our company was ordered out as skirmishers to-day, as our regular skirmish corps was broken up during the fight. We were the rear of the arm...

We were ordered to Beverly Ford, to support Gen. Jeb Stewart, who is engaging the Yankees, and they are having a very hard cavalry fight: Go...

No. 242. Report of Brig. Gen. Randall L. Gibson, C. S. Army, commanding brigade, of operations December 15-17, 1864. HEADQUARTERS GIBSON...

HERRON'S, June 23 , 1863 — 2 a.m. Have just taken another rifle-pit and 13 prisoners in moving up my right line of skirmishers. Will...

No. 215. Reports of Col. John S. Jones, One hundred and seventy-fourth Ohio Infantry, of operations December 4 and 7, 1864. HDQRS. 174TH R...

To day we expect to meet the foe, who threaten to dispute our passage across Town Creek. The morning is beautiful, nature is smiling, and th...

Bentonville, N. C., March 22, 1865. The enemy left about 2 a. m. Our brigade was ordered to follow them to Mill creek, about three miles, ...